Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
CINTAS Foundation, Inc. records
Date(s)
- 1957- (Creation)
Extent
91 boxes (91 linear feet)
Name of creator
Administrative history
The CINTAS Foundation was established in 1957 with funds from the estate of Ambassador Oscar B. Cintas. The Foundation continues to provide fellowships in architecture & design; literature; music composition; and visual arts.
Their mission supports the development and expression in the arts by offering grants to visual artists, architects, composers, and creative writers of Cuban descent, making their art available to the public. In 2023, the Foundation inaugurated the Sondra Gilman González-Falla Fellowship in Photography.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The CINTAS Foundation, Inc. records contain artist files, applicant files, administrative files, and audiovisual materials created as part of the CINTAS Fellowship program.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room. Please contact chc@miami.edu to request materials from this collection.
Technical access
Some audio visual materials such as reel-to-reel tapes are restricted due to preservation and mechanical limitations.
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: CINTAS Foundation, Inc. records, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Collection-level record created by Juan A. Villanueva, April 2020 and updated by Amanda Moreno, May 2020 and March 2023.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of the CINTAS Foundation Inc., 2019.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
The repository continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
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Notes element
General note
More information about the Cintas Foundation is available at https://www.cintasfoundation.org/.
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).
Sources used
Archivist's note
Juan A. Villanueva, April 2020.